G/SPS/N/PRY/28  
16 July 2019  
(19-4726) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : PARAGUAY  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas , 
SENAVE  (National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : South American locust ( Schistocerca cancellata ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Declaración de emergencia fitosanitaria en la Región 
Occidental o Chaco del territorio Nacional ante la presencia de alta población de la plaga 
langosta sudamericana ( Schistocerca cancellata ) (Declaration of a phytosanitary 
emergency in Paraguay's western, or Chaco, region due to the presence of a lar ge South 
American locust ( Schistocerca cancellata ) population) . Language(s) : Spanish Number 
of pages : 18 
http://web.senave.gov.py:8081/docs/resoluciones/senave/web/880479bb1356cd18311
b79f9529abe01.pdf  
6. Description of content : The National Plant and Seed Quality and Health Service 
(SENAVE) has approved a National Containment Plan upon detection of the South 
American locust ( Schistocera cancellata ). 
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection , 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action : Locusts are 
defoliating insects that, in high density, can affect productivity of  pastures and other 
agricultural crops, leading to a reduction in yields . Their life cycles are characterized by 
the following : the egg stage, two phases as gregarious nymphs (early instars) and three 
phases as highly voracious, solitary nymphs (later inst ars), and a flying adult stage when 
the locusts can form swarms that travel great distances, resulting in  the dreaded plagues . 
Urgent measures to prevent the establishment and spread of locusts in Paraguay must 
be adopted.  
9. Is there a relevant internati onal standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : G/SPS/N/PRY/28  
- 2 - 
  [ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention ( e.g. I SPM No. ): 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international  standard:  
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable) : 13 
June 2 019 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from : [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax  number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas , SENAVE (National Plant and 
Seed Quality and Health Service)  
Humaitá Nº 145 c/ Ntra . Sra. de la Asunción ; Asunción - Paraguay  
Fax: (+595 21) 445 769/441 549  
Email:  ernesto.galliani@senave.gov.py  
 fatima.alfonso@senave.gov.py